RE: [wsbpel-liaisons] liaison proposal with CEFACT BPWG BCF effort

["John Evdemon" <jevdemon@microsoft.com>]

A quick note of clarification - the proposed liaison is with the BPWG
group within TMG (there is no BCF group - BCF is an effort within BPWG -
much like BPSS).

Thanks!

JohnE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Jordan [mailto:drj@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:07 PM
> To: Karl Best
> Cc: James Bryce Clark; bpel liaison
> Subject: [wsbpel-liaisons] liaison proposal with CEFACT BPWG
> BCF effort
> 
> 
> Hi Karl,
> I've a policy question that I'd like to get your input on.
> Some members of the WS BPEL TC are interested in establishing
> a liaison with the BCF effort at CEFACT.   We had a call with
> the chair of that group the other day to discuss possiblities.
> To avoid a potential conflict of interest, he proposed that
> each group get a volunteer from the current members of our
> groups who is not an active member of the other group to act
> as liaison.  This person would then join the other group
> exclusively to act as liaison rather than to participate - I
> think this would equate to observer in Oasis membership terms.
> So, one of the BCF people would join us as an observer and
> would report back to BCF on our activities and vice versa.
> 
> We plan to propose the liaison to the TC to establish a
> communication path but beforehand I wanted to check that the
> way of establishing the liaison role is ok.
> 
> Thanks.
> Regards, Diane
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